Friday, January 29, 2010

Help!!!

As I mentioned in my previous post, Lucas's weight seems to take forever to increase and I am struggling very hard to pile it up.

So I decided to measure him and see where he falls under the WHO growth chart.
Length for 22 months: 81 cm = 5th percentiles!!!!!
Weight for 22 months: 10kg = 15th percentiles
Weight for Height (Length) = 25th percentiles

Oh NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He is truly very very very small.
At this very moment I am really at a loss, as to me, I think he is eating normal and enough (I hope).
6.30am - 7 oz (210ml) of milk
9.30am - 1 slice of bread
10.30am - 5 oz (150ml) of milk
12 noon - 1 full bowl of porridge with meat / fish & vegetables
3.00pm - 6 oz (180ml) of milk
3.30pm - 2 pcs of kids biscuits
6.00pm - 1/2 bowl of rice with meat / fish & vegetables
7.00pm - Nibble a few mouths of Mummy's & Daddy's dinner
8.30pm - 1/4 of apple or a few pcs of biscuits or some cereal (like honey star / cornflake / coco balls)
9.30pm - 8 oz (240ml) of milk

I am considering if I should bring him to a specialist. I spoke to one of our friend, Joyce, who happens to be working in such a clinic at KKH and her boss is in this specialisation. According to her, the routine for the 1st consultation would include X-ray on hand and blood test. The fees can sum up to S$300 plus.

Upon hearing that I am rather put off, not by the fees but the blood test!! I yikes blood test and more so when it has to be done on my little one. Sigh!!!
Joyce's advice is that even if we were to go to normal PD, ultimately they will refer us back to KKH.

Being a very sweet and helpful nurse, Joyce actually asked her boss to help us plot the growth of Lucas to determine if he is growing healthily.
So right now, I am still thinking if I should go for the consultation...

In the meantime, to all my readers out there (I hope there are.. hehe), if you have any tips in this area or if you find that my feeding has some problem, please let me know via the comments box or chat box.

Thanks


PS: I nearly got to cancel my trip to Malaysia as Desmond's passport was expiring and we only realised it on Monday night. Lucky he got his new passport this morning, if not I think I will be Bao Gong over the weekend!! :)

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